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Ministry of Finance
Improved Monetary Policy Transmission; Repo Rate cut by 115 BPS
Gross non performing Asset ratio of scheduled commercial Banks Declined; from 8.21% in Mar. 2020 to 7.49% in Sept. 2020
Improvement in Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, in Both Public & Private Banks
The monetary policy was significantly eased from March 2020 onwards owing to the unprecedented COVID 19 pandemic and remained accommodative in 2020, states the Economic Survey. The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, tabled the Economic Survey 2020-21 in the Parliament today.
Monetary policy transmission
The Economic Survey observes that the repo rate has been cut by 115 bps since March 2020, with 75 bps cut in first Monetary Policy Committee  meeting in March 2020 and 40 bps cut in second meeting in May 2020. Also, Systemic liquidity in 2020-21 remained in surplus while RBI undertook various conventional and unconventional measures to manage liquidity situation in the economy. This year saw improvement in transmission of policy repo rates to deposit and lending rates, as reflected in the decline of 94 bps and 67 bps in Weighted Average Lending Rate on fresh rupee loans and outstanding rupee loans respectively from March 2020 to November 2020. Similarly, the Weighted Average Domestic Term Deposit Rate declined by 81 bps during the same period.
Banking Sector
Gross Non-Performing Assets ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks decreased from 8.21 per cent at the end of March 2020 to 7.49 per cent at the end of September 2020. This has to be seen in conjunction with the asset classification relief provided to borrowers on account of the pandemic, says the Economic Survey.
Further, the Survey notes that Capital to risk-weighted asset ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks increased from 14.7 per cent to 15.8 per cent between March 2020 and September 2020 with improvement in both Public and Private sector banks.
Insolvency & Bankruptcy code
According to the Pre Budget Survey, the recovery rate for the Scheduled Commercial Banks through IBC  has been over 45 per cent. Due to the pandemic, initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process  was suspended for any default. The suspension along with continued clearance has allowed a small decline in accumulated cases.
The Survey states that the financial flows to the real economy however remained constrained on account of subdued credit growth by both banks and Non-Banking Financial Corporations. The higher reserve money growth did not fully translate into commensurate money supply growth due to the lower  money multiplier reflecting large deposits by banks with RBI under reverse repo. Credit growth of banks slowed down to 6.7 per cent as on January 1, 2021. The credit off take from banking sector also witnessed a broad-based slowdown in 2020-21.
Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex reached record high closing of 14,644.7 and 49,792.12 on January 20, 2021 respectively, says the Survey.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Republic Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Republic Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"आप सभी को गणतंत्र दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। जय हिंद!
Wishing you all a happy Republic Day. Jai Hind! #RepublicDay"
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
The North East Venture Fund is gaining popularity among Start-Ups and young entrepreneurs: Dr Jitendra Singh
The North East Venture Fund , which is the first and the only dedicated Venture Fund for the North Eastern Region and was introduced by the Modi government, is gaining popularity among Start-Ups and young entrepreneurs. The Venture Fund Scheme launched by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region  intended to promote growth of business ventures and skill development in the region.
Giving an update on the scheme, Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh said here today that the Ministry of DoNER had joined with North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd  to set up the North East Venture Fund, the first and the only Venture Fund for Northeast with an initial corpus of Rs. 100 crores. The fund targets to invest in Start-Ups and unique business opportunities to provide resources for new entrepreneurships. The main focus of North East Venture Fund , he said, is for mostly the enterprises involved in Food Processing, Healthcare, Tourism, segregation of services, IT, etc.
It is heartening to note, said Dr.Jitendra Singh, that the Venture Fund Scheme which was launched with the initial motivation to provide livelihood to youth of the North Eastern region, has now also started attracting different groups of youths from diverse backgrounds who wish to try their fortunes through the unexplored potentials of the North Eastern region. The investment size with the Venture Fund Scheme ranges between Rs.25 lakhs and Rs. 10 crores with a long term horizon of five to ten years, he added.
Dr Singh also noted that the Ministry of North Eastern Region has started the series “Destination North East '', wherein the different facets of Northeast including the entrepreneurship avenues are replicated at different locations across the country. During these events also, an exclusive arrangement is made for offering counselling and assistance to potential entrepreneurs and business Start-Ups.
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Department of Atomic Energy
Nuclear Power Plants
The details of projects under construction and new projects accorded sanction are as follows:
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Project
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Location & State
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Type
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Capacity

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Sanctioned Cost

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Projects under Construction
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KAPP 3&4
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Kakrapar, Gujarat
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PHWR
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2 X 700
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11459#
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RAPP 7&8
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Rawatbhata, Rajasthan
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2 X 700
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12320|
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GHAVP 1&2
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Gorakhpur, Haryana
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2 X 700
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20594
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KKNPP 3&4
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Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu
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LWR
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2 X 1000
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39849
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PFBR
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Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
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FBR
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1 X 500
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5677
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New Projects accorded Administrative approval & financial sanction
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KKNPP 5&6
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Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu
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LWR
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2 X 1000
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49621
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Chutka-1&2
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Chutka, Madhya Pradesh
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PHWR
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2 X 700
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105000
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Kaiga-5&6
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Kaiga, Karnataka
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2 X 700
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MahiBanswara- 1&2
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MahiBanswara, Rajasthan
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2 X 700
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GHAVP– 3&4
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Gorakhpur, Haryana
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2 X 700
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MahiBanswara- 3&4
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MahiBanswara, Rajasthan
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2 X 700
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‘#’ under revision to Rs 16580 crore ‘’under revision to Rs. 17079 crore
PHWR – Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor LWR – Light Water Reactor FBR – Fast Breeder Reactor
The Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors  are fuelled by Natural Uranium while Light Water Reactors  are fuelled by Low Enriched Uranium. The annual requirement of fuel  of a 700 MW PHWR  is about 125 tons and that of a 1000 MW LWR , about 25 tons. Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor  being implemented by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited  is fuelled by Mixed Oxide  Fuel.
The installed power generation capacity, utilisation and production cost per unit of each of the nuclear power plants in the country, nuclear plant-wise;
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Unit
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State
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Location
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Capacity

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Capacity
Utilisation,
2019-20

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Electricity Tariff

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TAPS-1
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Maharashtra
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Tarapur
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160
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81.15
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206.24
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TAPS-2
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160
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90.91
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TAPS-3
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540
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76.62
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307.64
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TAPS-4
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540
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94.86
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RAPS-1|
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Rajasthan
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Rawatbhata
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100
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-
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--
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RAPS-2
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200
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77.54
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349.06
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RAPS-3
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220
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88.98
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RAPS-4
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220
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98.41
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RAPS-5
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220
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99.88
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406.28
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RAPS-6
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220
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95.07
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NAPS-1
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Uttar Pradesh
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Narora
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220
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98.03
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320.32
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NAPS-2
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220
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97.51
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KAPS-1
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Gujarat
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Kakrapar
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220
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86.36
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249.06
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KAPS-2
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220
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101.52
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KGS-1
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Karnataka
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Kaiga
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220
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94.01
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364.84
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KGS-2
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220
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91.58
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KGS-3
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220
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93.85
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KGS-4
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220
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98.50
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MAPS-1#
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Tamil Nadu
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Kalpakkam
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220
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-
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279.73
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MAPS-2
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220
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94.13
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KKNPP-1
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Kudankulam
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1000
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80.15
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412.06
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KKNPP-2
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1000
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49.58RAPS-1 is under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment for continued operation.
#MAPS-1 is in project mode for Endshield related works.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
We must fight against three evils of corruption, nepotism and appeasement with all our might: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of 77th Independence Day, today said “If the dreams are to be fulfilled, the resolutions are to be achieved, then it is the need of the hour to fight the three evils of corruption, nepotism and appeasement”
The first evil, the Prime Minister said, is corruption that is at the root of all the problems of our country. “Freedom from corruption, fight against corruption in every area and in every sector is the need of the hour. And countrymen, my dear family members, this is Modi’s commitment; it is my personal commitment that I will continue to fight against corruption”, said the Prime Minister.
Secondly, dynastic politics has destroyed our country, said the Prime Minister. He continued “this dynastic system had gripped the country and snatched away the rights of the people of the country.”
The third evil, Shri Modi emphasized, is appeasement. “This appeasement has also stained the basic thinking of the country, our harmonious national character. These people destroyed everything. And therefore, we must fight against these three evils with all our might. Corruption, nepotism and appeasement; these challenges have flourished which suppressed the aspirations of the people of our country.”
These evils, he said, rob our country of whatever abilities some people have. “These are the things that put a question mark on the hopes and aspirations of our people. Be it our poor, be it Dalit, be it backward, be it Pasmanda communities, be it our tribal brothers and sisters, or be it our mothers or sisters, we all have to get rid of these three evils for their rights.
Attacking corruption menace, the Prime Minister said “we must create an atmosphere of aversion towards corruption. There can be no bigger filth than this in public life.” The Prime Minister talked about using technology to combat corruption. He informed how 10 crore fake beneficiaries were removed from various schemes and also the confiscation of the 20 times worth of property of financial absconders.
Regarding nepotism and dynasties, the Prime Minister lamented that dynastic political parties are of the family, by the family and for the family and this kills talent. “It is imperative that democracy gets rid of this evil, " he said.
Similarly, appeasement has damaged social justice a great deal. “This thinking and politics of appeasement, method of government schemes for appeasement, has killed social justice. And that's why we find appeasement and corruption are the biggest enemies of development. If the country wants development and wants to fulfil the dream of developed India by 2047, then it is necessary for us that we do not tolerate corruption in the country under any circumstances, we should move forward with this mood”, Shri Modi said.
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Progress of setting up of Barmer Refinery
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited  hasinformed that there are no roadblocks in setting up the 9 MMTPA Refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at an approved cost of Rs. 43,129 crore at Pachpadra in Barmer district of Rajasthan.
In addition to Motor Spirit and Diesel, the Refinery envisages production of major products like Ethylene and Propylene derivatives. These derivatives are used as feedstock in various ancillary industries viz. packaging, textile, petrochemical industry etc.
The Refinery project is likely to provide direct employment to about 1,500 skilled manpower and during construction stage, refinery is expected to generate indirect employment forabout 30,000 persons.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri to felicitate Safai Mitras and frontline workers tomorrow;
MoHUA asks Mayors/ Chairpersons of ULBs the country to honour each and every sanitation worker in their city/town on October 2nd and 3rd
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri will felicitate Safai Mitras and frontline workers tomorrow. Speaking to the media today, he said that on the occasion of Swachhta Divas, the birth anniversary of our greatest sanitation champion- Mahatama Gandhi, he will be personally present at 9 a.m at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi to do the honours. He said that Safai Mitras and frontline workers have been working tirelessly to keep our neighbourhoods clean, especially during the Covid times. Calling upon all the citizens to join in paying tributes to our Swacchta warriors, the Minister said that this will be a small mark of appreciation by a grateful nation thanking those who keep our cities clean, healthy and beautiful.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  has written to all the Mayors/ Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies ULBs) across the country to honour each and every sanitation worker in their city/town on October 2nd and 3rd, and post the photographs/ information of the same through the portal. Shri Puri said that the Nation owes this to our swachhkarmis. The Minister also said that Swachh Bharat Mission-2.0 has been formally launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister today, and this is a golden opportunity for us to sustain the good work we embarked on 7 years back, and thereby to take India to the next level of cleanliness, so that by 2026, our dream of a “Garbage Free” India with clean air, clean water, and clean surface becomes a reality.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
SMART CITIES PROJECTS
Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission  on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018.
As on 7 July 2023, work orders have been issued by 100 Smart Cities in 7,978 projects of which 5,909 projects  have been completed. ₹ 73,454 crore has been released for 100 Smart Cities of which ₹ 66,023 crore  has been utilized.
As regards the State of Odisha, 2 cities i.e., Bhubaneswar & Rourkela have been selected for development as Smart Cities. Various projects being implemented by these cities, inter alia, include setting up of Integrated Control & Command Centres , Place-making, Smart Roads, Urban Knowledge Centre, Upgradation of Stadium, Market Area Re-development, etc. Details of physical and financial progress of Smart Cities in Odisha is given below: -

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Smart
City
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Funds
Released
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Utilization
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Ongoing
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Completed
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Total
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No. of Projects
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Amount
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No. of Projects
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Amount
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No. of Projects
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Amount
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Bhubaneswar
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998 #
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885
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9
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607.71
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26
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1552.06
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35
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2159.77
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Rourkela
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890
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782
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5
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357.62
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59
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1155.24
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64
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1512.86
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Total
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1,888
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1,667
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14
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965.33
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85
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2,707.30
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99
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3,672.63
 as on 7 July 2023)

The period of implementation of SCM has been extended upto June 2024 and all Smart Cities, including those in Odisha, are expected to complete their projects within the stipulated time.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 205.92 Cr
Over 3.94 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,34,793
19,406 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.50%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.63%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 205.92 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,73,35,261 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.94 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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|
1st Dose
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|
10412407
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
10093238
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|
Precaution Dose
|
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6428470
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|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18431631
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
17676520
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|
Precaution Dose
|
|
12480171
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|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
39413983
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
28570987
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|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
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|
61329558
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|
2nd Dose
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51402118
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
559737698
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
509721439
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
30692983
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
203726437
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
195488035
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
19743829
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|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
127466783
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|
2nd Dose
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|
122170487
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Precaution Dose
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34234020
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
10,35,79,473
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|
Total
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|
2,05,92,20,794
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,34,793. Active cases now constitute 0.31% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.50%. 19,928 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,34,65,552.
19,406 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,91,187 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 87.75 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.63% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 4.96%.
Ministry of Defence
MOU BETWEEN INDIAN NAVY AND M/s BEL FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION FORUM 
A Memorandum of Understanding  was signed between the Indian Navy and M/s Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore on 29 June 21at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence , New Delhi forcreation of a joint Technology Incubation Forum .
The Technology Incubation Forum reflects the joint vision of Indian Navy and Bharat Electronics Limited towards innovative and creativethinking and fostering development of Emerging Technologies. The broadcharter of the TIF includes technology development in the domain of Weapons & Sensors, Information Technology and Emerging Technologiessuch as Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Quantum Computing,Autonomous Platforms/ Robotics, Image Processing and Cognitive Radio.The TIF will spearhead mission mode development of deployable productsunder the Government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative with involvement of Industry, Academia and Start-Ups.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM shares video of Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam
The Prime Minister has shared a video of cultural performances from Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam.
Retweeting a tweet by Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam, the Prime Minister said:
“Loving the energy and vibrancy.”
Ministry of Cooperation
Mandate of The Ministry
Functions allocated to the Ministry of Cooperation as per the Government of India  Rules, 1961 are given below:
- General Policy in the field of Co-operation and Co-ordination of co-operation activities in all sectors.
Note: - The Ministries concerned are responsible for Co-operatives in the respective fields.
2. Realisation of vision “from cooperation to prosperity”.
3. Strengthening of cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots.
4. Promotion of cooperative-based economic development model, including the spirit of responsibility among its members to develop the country.
5. Creation of appropriate policy, legal and institutional framework to help cooperatives realise their potential.
6. Matters relating to National Co-operative Organisation.
7. National Co-operative Development Corporation.
8. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of Co-operative societies with objects not confined to one State including administration of ‘the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 ’: Provided that the administrative Ministry or Department shall be ‘the Central Government’ for the purpose of exercising powers under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 , for Co-operative units functioning under its control.
9. Training of personnel of co-operative departments and co-operative institutions .
With the “Cooperation” related entries in the business of erstwhile Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare now assigned to Ministry of Cooperation, so there shall be no overlap between the functions of Ministry of Cooperation and Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Ministries/Departments are reorganized/merged/created keeping in view the functional requirements of the Government and to maximize its administrative efficiency. The new Ministry of Cooperation has been created, inter alia, by transferring the existing entries related to cooperation and cooperative in the business of the erstwhile Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, along with new fresh generic entries.
Administrative, legal and policy framework of the Ministry will be as per its mandate in  above.
The Mandate of the Ministry will be as per Rules of Business notified by the Government. Implementation framework and areas of intervention shall emerge in consultation with experts as per the need of the sector. However, after the budget announcement on 01.02.2021 to set up a separate administrative structure for cooperatives, a virtual webinar was held with prominent leaders and experts of the cooperative sector.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Cooperation, Shri B.L.Verma in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
VISIT OF BRAZILIAN NAVY DELEGATION
A Brazilian Navy delegation led by Vice Admiral Liberal Enio Zanelatto, Director of Industrial Production & Engineering, visited New Delhi on 15 Jul 22 and held discussion with senior officers of the Indian Navy. The head of the Brazilian delegation also called on Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy. Earlier, Brazilian delegation also visited Headquarters Western Naval Command and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd at Mumbai on 11 and 12 Jul 22 respectively.
(Extensive discussions between Brazilian and Indian Navy leadership, on areas of mutual cooperation, with special focus on submarine maintenance, in addition as general maintenance philosophy, upgradation of weapons and sensors, and Indian Navy's indigenisation efforts for achieving self-reliance.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NIPCCD HQ organizes an online training on ‘Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi’ and ‘National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage for the Functionaries of Anganwadi Services Scheme under Umbrella ICDS’
An Online Training on Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi and ‘National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage for the Functionaries of Anganwadi Services Scheme under Umbrella ICDS’ was organized from 14 -15 September, 2023 by NIPCCD, New Delhi.